Kees Brusse

Biography

Kees Brusse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːz ˈbrʏsə]; 26 February 1925 – 9 December 2013) was a Dutch actor, film director and screenwriter. A self-taught actor, he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Netherlands. One of the first Dutch actors who managed to combine a stage and film career with a career on TV, radio and in commercials, he appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1936 and 2004, including Pension Hommeles (1957-1959), Ciske de Rat (1955), and Dokter Pulder zaait papavers (1975).

Kees Brusse was born in Rotterdam, the son of author and journalist M.J. Brusse and opera singer Antje Ebes. His parents divorced when he was young. Brusse started acting at a young age. At the age of 11 he made his film debut in Merijntje Gijzens Jeugd.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Kornmann

Mysteries

Dr. Stenersen

Maigret

The Legacy

Dagboek van een herdershond

Zijn Engelbewaarder

Blue Movie

Bernard Kohn, zoöloog

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1999	Man, vrouw, hondje
1996	Tasten in het duister	Karel ten Have
1983	The World of Simon Carmiggelt	Man op bankje
1979	Mr. Slotter's Jubilee	Hein Slotter
1978	National Parks.... Necessarly	Voice-over
1978	Mysteries	Dr. Stenersen
1975	Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies	Dr. Pulder
1975	Red Sien	Ko Breman
1975	Het Grote Gebeuren	Verteller
1974	Dakota	Dick de Boer
1973	Van der Valk and the Rich
1972	VD	Cor van Doorn
1972	Jonny & Jessy	Major Ecklund
1971	Blue Movie	Bernard Kohn, zoöloog
1962	The Silent Raid	Inspecteur Bakker
1962	Fair in the Rain	Bertje de Gast
1960	The Manneken Pis Case	Sus
1958	Jenny	Dr. Henk Ebeling
1957	Kleren maken de man	Hans
1955	Ciske the Rat	Onderwijzer Bruis
1950	The Dike Is Sealed	Bert Verbloeme
1936	Merijntje Gijzen's Boyhood	Arjaan Gijzen
	Mensen van toen	self

Year	TV Show	Role
2004	The Legacy
1981	Mensen zoals jij en ik
1978	Dagboek van een herdershond	Zijn Engelbewaarder
1970	Scene of the Crime	Kornmann
1964	Maigret	Maigret
1960	In De Hoofdrol	Self